Shifting to all-volunteer armed forces in Europe: Why, how, with what effects?

Countries with conscripted troops became a minority since the end of the Cold War. In this new reality it is essential to understand why the shift to all-volunteer forces happened, how occurred and the impacts caused in European societies. Large number of troops became pointless, the service was now...

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Main Author: Bernard Boene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CICS.NOVA - Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa 2009-12-01
Series:Forum Sociológico
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/sociologico/347